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Casualties reported after 7.0 quake strikes China’s Tibet

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France-Presse, A. (2026, October 22). Casualties reported after 7.0 quake strikes China’s Tibet. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3371831/casualties-reported-after-70-quake-strikes-chinas-tibet

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A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tibet’s western region late on Thursday, causing casualties and damage to houses, according to state news agency Xinhua. The quake's epicenter was near the town of Maru in Baqen county, approximately 190 kilometers east-northeast of Nagqu and 390 kilometers northeast of Lhasa. Power and telecommunications services were also disrupted by the shallow, 10-kilometer deep earthquake.

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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Tibet on October 21, 2026, at around 10:33 p.m. local time, killing at least 16 people, injuring 76, and collapsing over 300 homes in Nagqu, a city in northern Tibet approximately 400 km northeast of Lhasa. The epicenter was located near Baqen County at an elevation of about 4,864 meters above sea level. Rescue operations are ongoing amidst concerns over aftershocks and potential rockslides. President Xi Jinping ordered an "all-out" rescue effort to minimize casualties and treat the injured. This quake follows a series of natural disasters in the region, including a glacier collapse near the Nepal border that killed at least 1,400 people two months prior.

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China Lhasa Nagqu Tibet Xinhua

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China GPE · 2× Tibet GPE · 2× Baqen county GPE · 1× Lhasa GPE · 1× Maru township GPE · 1× Nagqu GPE · 1× Xinhua ORG · 1×

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A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s western Tibet autonomous region late on Thursday and casualties have been reported, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities. The report did not offer any details about the number or type of casualties.

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2026-10-22 · South China Morning Post

Casualties reported after 7.0 quake strikes China’s Tibet · assertive framing

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Casualties reported after 7.0 quake strikes China’s Tibet Houses are reported to have collapsed in the area, state media says, and power and telecoms services have been disrupted asserted

services → report → area

report → strike → casualties

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 10.33pm, was located in a mountainous area about 190km (120 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu and 390km northeast of the regional capital Lhasa, the US Geological Survey said. asserted

Survey → strike → capital

It struck at a shallow depth of 10km (6 miles) in Maru township in Baqen county. asserted

It → strike → county